Day: February 10, 2023

What Happen to the Case of Moses Owen Brown and Daniel Tarr in Korea?

IPNEWS: The trial of Mr. Moses Owen Brown, Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and Mr. Daniel Tarr, Director of the Marine Environmental Protection Department of the Liberia Maritime Authority was scheduled to have commenced on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, in Busan, South Korea. Messers. Brown and Tarr were charged with multiple …

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WCO Trains LRA Customs Staff in Project Management

IPNEWS: The World Customs Organization (WCO) Monday began a weeklong technical training for Customs staff of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) in project management. The training will strengthen staff capacities in carrying out project management activities, donor coordination, change management, and stakeholder engagement. It is also part of efforts in supporting the effective delivery of …

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“Spoon Talk Lose Relevance, Trust & Credibility” – ALJA former President Sandy

IPNEWS: The President-emeritus of the Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA), Moses D. Sandy, says Spoon Communication Network’s popular social media platform, Spoon Talk, has lost its relevance, trust, and credibility in the objective and critical analysis of news events in today’s Liberia. Sandy, who is based in America, said it is a …

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Joint Legislative Committee on Ways, Means, Finance and Planning Opens FY 2023 Draft Budget Expenditure Hearing

By Taisiah K. Merfee IPNEWS: The Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Ways, Means, Finance, Budget, and Development Planning during Expenditure Hearings of FY2023 Draft National Budget has called on Members of the Committee to Scrutinize the Budget in the interest of the Liberian people. According to Representative Thomas Fallah, as the Committee meets …

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Liberia’s 5-Year Public Health Strategic Plan Development Conference Underway

IPNEWS: A five-day conference to review the past year and develop a five-year strategic plan for the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) is ongoing in Monrovia. The conference, which is being held under the theme, “Strengthening Public Health Interventions Nationwide,” will also review the challenges faced NPHIL and will adopt plans to move …

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“New Coalition Agreement Will Address Past Errors” – Cyril Allen Discloses

IPNEWS: A stalwart of the governing Coalition for Democratic Change, Cyril Allen has thrown some light on some of the salient components of the new agreement, saying it will address most, if not all of the outstanding issues that have been rocking the party for a long time now Mr. Allen’s explanation is in the …

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NEC Warns against Early Campaign – Launches BVR Bi-monthly Briefing Session

IPNEWS: The National Elections Commission (NEC) has reminded political parties, coalitions, alliances, and independent aspirants that the campaign period for the 2023 Presidential and Legislative Elections is from August 5, 2023, to October. The Commission in a statement warned that when there is a violation of its revised Regulations and Procedures, through verbal expressions or …

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AFL Engrosses Vulnerable Youth Groups Ahead of 2023 Elections— To Sustain the Peace in Liberia

IPNEWS: The high command of the Armed Forces of Liberia has embarked on engaging vulnerable groups across the country in order to maintain and sustain peace and tranquility as the country moves toward the holding of General and Presidential Elections scheduled for October 10 this year. AFL Chief of Staff, Major General Prince Johnson, named …

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Women Group Acknowledges Fight against FGM

IPNEWS: The Executive Director of the West Point Women for Health and Development Organization (WPWHDO), Nelly S. Cooper, has acknowledged the government for the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Cooper made the acknowledgment on February 6, at the celebration of this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), when the …

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New Drug Law to Protect Whistleblowers

IPNEWS: TRH Trading Company and others who blew the whistle on the illegal drug trade in Liberia will enjoy the full protection of the state under the amended drug law. This, according to Thomas Goshua, a member of the House of Representatives, will to a large extent prevent those involved in the trade from fighting …

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